Cervical spine injury in association with craniomaxillofacial fractures

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 201-208

  Elahi, Mohammed M ^a   Brar, Mantaj S ^a   Ahmed, Najma ^a   Howley, D Brent ^a   Nishtar, Saadia ^a   Mahoney, James L ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CANADA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKULL FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMORBIDITY; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FACIAL BONES; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 38049052964     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000293763.82790.aa     Document Type: Article

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